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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 was awarded jointly to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald “for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass” “Kind of unbelivable”, said Mr. Kajita in an interview by Nobel media. The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for(…)

Registration deadline: Must arrive by October 30, 2015 (Only mailed applications will be considered) What is the Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship? With the goals of further strengthening the fundamentals of international research into Japan and deepening international understanding of Japan through researchers’ activities, the Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship invites leading international researchers of the Japanese(…)

The Kavli Prize recognizes scientists for their seminal advances in three research areas, astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. Kavli IPMU is proud to announce public lectures given by Dr. Thomas W. Ebbesen, the 2014 Laureate in Nanoscience, and by Dr. Alan H. Guth, the 2014 Laureate in Astrophysics, which will take place on October 31, 2015.(…)

Deadline Announcement 25.11.2015 Funds to research on resources- and environmental management in Arctic and Antarctic. Objectives for the Program: The Polar Research Program (POLARPROG) is the Research Council of Norway’s most important tool for achieving good breadth and high quality of Norwegian polar research. The program contributes to maintain Norway’s special responsibility to stimulate(…)

The Research Council of Norway continues funding for aquaculture related research. HAVBRUK2, a 10-year programme starting 2016, is the key instrument in targeting the blue economy. For more information on the programme and it’s specific calls, see forskningsradet.no.

The High North Programme supports collaboration between higher education institutions in Norway and institutions in Canada, China, Japan, Russia, the Republic of Korea and the United States in order to increase knowledge about the High North. Application The Programme supports projects contributing to increased knowledge about or relevant to the High North. Applications within all(…)

The Japanese ministry of Education (MEXT) are offering scholarships to foreign research students. Applicants must have completed the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree, and be born on or after April 2nd 1981. The scholarships will run for 18 or 24 months, starting from April or October 2016, and there are no restrictions on the field(…)

The Japanese ministry of Education (MEXT) are offering scholarships to foreign students born between 2. April 1994 and 1. April 1990 who wish to study in Japan. The scholarships will run for 5 (or in some cases 7) years, starting from April 2016, and there are no restrictions on the field of study. The application(…)

The Norway-Japan Society offers up to two study grants of JPY 200 000 (~NOK 13 000) for the year 2015. Applicants are to be 20 years old of age and above. Applicants must also be either Japanese who will be studying in Norway or Norwegian staying in Japan to study, for the period of 1(…)

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NorAlumni Japan is a network for strengthening research collaboration, student exchange and industrial partnership between Japan and Norway.
NorAlumni was developed and will be maintained cooperatively by the Research Council of Norway and Innovation Norway, with the support of Norwegian consulates and embassies, the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education, Abelia, and Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Japan.